lithotrite
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of lithotrite
1830–40; back formation from lithotrity; -ite 1
Example Sentences
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Some small filaments were subsequently removed with the lithotrite, but on microscopical examination nothing of diagnostic importance was discovered.
From Project Gutenberg
In one instance two stones were seen where only one had been previously found, but this of course might with care have been effected by means of the lithotrite.
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But it is well known that they sometimes defy all lithotrite instruments, and compel us to have recourse to the knife.
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Other inventions: a combination cystoscope and radium applicator for treating tumors of the bladder; a special type of lithotrite, an instrument for crushing stones in the bladder.
From Time Magazine Archive
Speaking generally, the surgeon prefers to introduce a lithotrite and crush the stone into small fragments, and then to flush out the fragments by using a full-sized, hollow metal catheter and an india-rubber wash-bottle.
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